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August 2023
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Optimizing forging machine productivity, longevity
As the forging industry’s most experienced maintenance staff and equipment operators retire, keeping legacy machines producing at full capacity is increasingly difficult. When new employees lack sufficient expertise and decades-old forging equipment breaks down, the result can be very costly, extended downtime. “A seasoned team may know all the ‘ins and outs’ of every forging […]
Aerospace Forging Market: An Avenue of Opportunities
Forging is a manufacturing process that has come a long way in the last century. In simple terms, forging is a process of shaping metal with the use of heat and pressure. When alloys are forged, parameters such as temperatures, processes, thermal cycles, and machines are changed to meet the demands. These forged parts are […]
6 Benefits of AR in manufacturing
Manufacturers are increasingly incorporating augmented reality in their digital transformation strategy. Augmented reality provides a multiplier effect for improving the efficiency and quality of production and inspection processes. Defect detection assistance, improved production rate, increased safety for the factory and teams, increased productivity, reduced cycle times, and, above all, reduced costs: The benefits are numerous. […]
NEWS
Conrad Kacsik revamps burner control system
Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems Engineering Division recently completed a multiple burner control system upgrade for a manufacturer in the rail and transit industry. The system is comprised of a new control panel containing a touchscreen operator interface controlled by a Honeywell HC900 integrated with Specview HMI software. The project also included the addition of blocking […]
August 15, 2023
Wind power plant maker picks Seco/Warwick for furnace
A recognized manufacturer of wind power plants has chosen a vertical vacuum furnace from Seco/Warwick designed to perform low-pressure carburizing for the large structural elements (gearboxes) used in wind power plants. The solution on order combines the advantages of two technologies: atmospheric and vacuum processing. The furnace is designed for low-pressure carburizing oversized parts, made […]
August 15, 2023
Solar Atmospheres Eastern PA adds new brazing facility
Solar Atmospheres recently commissioned a new 25,000-square-foot state-of-the-art brazing facility aimed at high-volume, high-quality braze production. The facility boasts six vacuum furnaces dedicated to brazing, including a unique all-metal hot-zone furnace designed for brazing stainless steel to copper with silver and gold-based braze filler metal (BFM). Solar specializes in the brazing of high-value components using […]
August 15, 2023
Seco/Warwick Vector will aid jet engine repair in Serbia
Seco/Warwick will supply an industry leader providing maintenance and repair services for jet engines with a vertical vacuum furnace with bottom-loading and gas cooling. The Vector® vacuum furnace will be used to process components for civil aircraft jet engines. Thanks to the internal cooling gas blower as well as internal heat exchanger, the furnace is […]
August 15, 2023
AHT increases gas nitriding size capabilities in Iowa
Advanced Heat Treat Corp. (AHT), a recognized leader in heat-treat services and metallurgical solutions, announced the addition of a new gas nitriding system at its corporate headquarters located in Waterloo, Iowa. The investment increases AHT’s Iowa location’s size capabilities for gas nitriding, gas nitrocarburizing, and its trademarked heat-treat process for wear and corrosion, UltraOx®. The […]
August 15, 2023
Solar Manufacturing ships furnace to firearms maker
Solar Manufacturing recently shipped a vacuum furnace to a firearms manufacturer based in the Midwest United States. The furnace will primarily be used to anneal firearm components. The Model HFL-5748-2IQ furnace features a graphite insulated hot zone of 36” x 36” x 48” deep with a weight capacity of 5,000 pounds, and maximum operating temperature […]
August 15, 2023
UPC-Marathon replaces endo generator in Brazil
UPC-Marathon, a Nitrex company and a leading provider of process control solutions for the heat-treatment industry, successfully commissioned an endothermic gas generator for a major automotive manufacturer in Brazil. This achievement marks UPC-Marathon’s entry into the supply chain of a renowned automotive industry player. UPC-Marathon replaced an outdated endo generator at the manufacturer’s transmission plant, […]
August 15, 2023
Can-Eng adding roller hearth iso-thermal annealing line in NC
Can-Eng Furnaces International LTD, has secured a contract for a roller hearth iso-thermal annealing line for an American producer of steel automotive impression forgings in North Carolina. The system will be capable of both iso-thermal annealing and normalizing consisting of a high-temperature furnace operating under EXO atmosphere, a separate low-temperature roller hearth furnace, automatic bin […]
August 15, 2023
Lehigh’s engineering students tour Solar Atmospheres
Solar Atmospheres hosted more than 40 high school students enrolled in the Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) at Lehigh University. The SEI program, under the guidance of director Dr. Laura Moyer, is a two-week residential program running two sessions back-to-back. Students are nominated by faculty of local high schools, and the program specifically targets under-represented groups […]
August 7, 2023
